NAWM

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the July 24, 2024, NAWM Members’ Webinar: How to Develop a State Wetland Permitting Program

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Members' webinar: How to Develop a State Wetland Permitting Program on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose "NAWM Member Free Certificate" in the box below.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the questions.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit it to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the June 5, 2024, NAWM Beaver-related Restoration Webinar: Beaver Restoration by Federal Agencies

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Beaver-related Restoration webinar: “Beaver Restoration by Federal Agencies” on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose one of the options from the box below. (NAWM Member or Non-Member). To receive a free certificate, you must be a current member on the date the webinar is held.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation. 

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the May 29, 2024, NAWM Members’ Webinar: One Year Since Sackett v. EPA: Strategies for Moving Forward with Wetland Protections

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Members' webinar: One Year Since Sackett v. EPA: Strategies for Moving Forward with Wetland Protections on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose "NAWM Member Free Certificate" in the box below.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the questions.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit it to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the May 22, 2024 NAWM Hot Topics Webinar: MAWWG-NEBAWWG Webinar Series: Wetland Classificaitons

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Hot Topics webinar: “MAWWG-MEBAWWG Webinar Series: Wetland Classifications” on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose one of the options from the box below. (NAWM Member or Non-Member). To receive a free certificate, you must be a current member on the date the webinar is held.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation. 

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the April 24, 2024, NAWM Members’ Webinar: The Value of Long-Term Field Experiments: What Top Predators and First Principles Can Teach Us About How to Manage Coastal Wetlands

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Members' webinar: The Value of Long-Term Field Experiments: What Top Predators and First Principles Can Teach Us About How to Manage Coastal Wetlands on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose "NAWM Member Free Certificate" in the box below.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the questions.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit it to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the April 18, 2024 NAWM Hot Topics Webinar: Status & Trends of Wetland in the Conterminous U.S. from 2009-2019

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Hot Topics webinar: “Status & Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous U.S. from 2009-2019” on Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 3:00-4:30pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose one of the options from the box below. (NAWM Member or Non-Member). To receive a free certificate, you must be a current member on the date the webinar is held.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the quiz.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit the certificate to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation. 

How to Receive a Certificate of Attendance for the March 27, 2024, NAWM Members’ Webinar: The "Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: The World’s Largest Constructed Treatment Wetland Project

Using the ClassMarker online system, NAWM will ask you to certify that you attended the entire live NAWM Members' webinar: The "Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas: The World’s Largest Constructed Treatment Wetland Project on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 from 3:00-4:30 pm Eastern.

Please do the following:

• Choose "NAWM Member Free Certificate" in the box below.
• Once you are in ClassMarker, click on Start and enter your email address and create a password.
• Do not click on Log in and Resume. The Resume button is there in case you misplace this specific certificate and need to retrieve it again. It won’t work for future webinar certificates.
• You will need to create a new password for each webinar certificate you wish to obtain.
• Then follow the prompts and enter your name as you wish it to appear on your certificate and answer the 2 questions about membership and attending the live webinar.

Answering “yes” to the question about your attendance will automatically qualify you to receive a certificate for your attendance. Answering “no” will result in no certificate being issued.

You will be prompted to download your Certificate of Attendance from ClassMarker after you complete the questions.

Once you download your certificate, you can then submit it to the accrediting organization of your choice to potentially receive continuing education units/credits. 

All Certificates must be claimed no later than 60 days from the live presentation.

Beaver Restoration and Management on Tribal Land

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. EDT 

View Recorded Webinar

INTRODUCTION

• Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers [Presentation - PDF]

PRESENTERS

• Skip Lisle, Beaver Deceivers International [Presentation - PDF]
• Allison Warner, The Tulalip Tribes [Presentation - PDF]

BIOS

Skip Lisle is a Wildlife and Beaver Biologist, inventor, and entrepreneur who received a BS in Geography from Plymouth State (NH) and a MS in Wildlife Management from UMaine. His broad specialty is the history of beaver-created wetlands, their significance from a landscape perspective, and improving wildlife habitats. He began his professional Wildlife career working for the Penobscot Indian Nation in Maine inventing numerous beaver co-existence devices. These unique products, which are the sole intellectual property of the Penobscot Nation, allowed them to likely become the first large landowners (ca. 330,000 acres) in the world to beaver-proof all their roads (334 miles). Skip started his own business, Beaver Deceivers, LLC, in 2001, to continue advancing beaver coexistence devices.  

Allison Warner has served as the Wetland Program Coordinator, at Quil Ceda Village, in Tulalip, WA since 2008. A wetland and wildland ecologist, she maps, rates, and delineates wetlands, plans restoration and mitigation projects, as well as implements and maintains those projects. Allison assists Quil Ceda Village with strategic planning, federal and tribal permitting; and she developed the first tribal In-Lieu Fee program in the US for the Tulalip Tribes, which was signed by the Army Corps, EPA and Tulalip Tribes in 2013. Allison graduated from University of California Berkeley in 1993, with a Masters in Wildland Ecology from the UCB Forestry Department. She began her career in flood restoration and logging road decommissioning; conducting watershed analysis and ecological assessments for the US Forest Service in Washington State. Allison served on diversity committee for the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest and also for Snohomish County, WA when employed there as a wetland biologist. Allison is non-tribal but has been a life-long supporter of tribal sovereignty.

Please click only once on each video recording to view in this window.

Part 1: Introduction: Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers

Part 1: Introduction: Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers;
Presenter: Skip Lisle, Beaver Deceivers International

Part 2: Presenter: Allison Warner, The Tulalip Tribes

Part 2: Presenter: Allison Warner, The Tulalip Tribes
Questions & Answers

Beaver Restoration by Federal Agencies

Held Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET

View Recorded Webinar

INTRODUCTION

• Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers [Presentation - PDF]

PRESENTERS

• Brian Bangs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Presentation - PDF]
• Ashley Hom, U.S. Forest Service [Presentation - PDF]
• Ethan Ellsworth, Bureau of Land Management [Presentation - PDF]

BIOS

Ashley Hom is a Tribal and Indigenous Integrator with the U.S. Forest Service. She bridges Indigenous knowledge and environmental stewardship and ensures tribal perspectives are integrated into national partnerships while facilitating connections between federal agencies and tribal nations. Ashley recently aided in establishing the Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) to empower Indigenous youth and preserve traditional knowledge. Before her current role, Ashley spent over a decade as a Forest Service hydrologist, implementing large-scale restoration projects like the beaver-based efforts in Colorado’s Trail Creek. With this background in ecological restoration and scientific expertise combined with deep respect for Indigenous wisdom, her mission is to create an inclusive, holistic approach to land stewardship that honors the interconnectedness of all life and amplifies the invaluable insights of Indigenous communities.   

Ethan Ellsworth is the Program Lead for BLM Idaho's Aquatic Resources and Threatened and Endangered Species Programs. Stream restoration is a major focus of Ethan's job, and working with partners to reintroduce beaver to degraded watersheds is particularly rewarding. Ethan grew up in Wisconsin where he spent as much time as possible on the water. He has a B.S. in Biology Wisconsin-Oshkosh, a M.S. in Raptor Biology from Boise State, and a Ph.D. in Wildlife Resources from University of Idaho.


 

Please click only once on each video recording to view in this window.

Part 1: Introduction: Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers

Part 1: Introduction: Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers;
Presenter: Brian Bangs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Part 2: Presenter: Ashley Hom, U.S. Forest Service

Part 2: Part 2: Presenter: Ashley Hom, U.S. Forest Service

Part 2: Presenter: Ethan Ellsworth, Bureau of Land Management Questions & Answers

Part 3: Presenter; Ethan Ellsworth, Bureau of Land Management
Questions & Answers

Navigating the Permitting and Regulatory Environment of Beaver-Related Projects: A Panel Discussion

Held Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. EDT 

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INTRODUCTION

• Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers [Presentation - PDF]

PANELISTS:

• Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute
• Alexa Whipple, Methow Beaver Project
• Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute
• Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute

BIOS

Adam Burnett serves as the executive director of the Beaver Institute after a career of building and running non-profits in the performing arts and environmental conservation. He received his BA from the University of Kansas in Theatre and spent a dozen years as the co-founder and artistic director of Buran Theatre. Stewarding intentional communities, reaching consensus, and manifesting opportunities for plurality are traits he relies upon in leading Beaver Institute. 

Alexa Whipple is a restoration ecologist, a collaborator, and the Project Director for the Methow Beaver Project. She works for sustainability in all practices and effective, process-based solutions to challenging environmental conditions. She has called the Methow and Okanogan River watersheds of WA State home for the last 23 years but has worked across the western US studying songbirds, carnivores, plant communities, agricultural practices that sustain habitat and wildlife, and post-wildfire recovery of western riverscapes. Alexa completed her BS in Wildlife Biology at Virginia Tech and MS in Restoration Ecology at Eastern Washington University where she focused on beaver ecology and beaver mediated restoration of legacy degraded and wildfire impacted streams across western NA.

Rob Walton currently serves as the co-chair of the Beaver Institute’s Policy/ Legal National Working Group. He is retired from NOAA’s fisheries service where he focused on salmon recovery. Rob continues to work on the recovery of ESA-listed salmon species through restoration and protection of habitat- especially beaver modified habitat. 



 
Mike Callahan began his beaver management work in 1998, started his Massachusetts-based business Beaver Solutions LLC in 2000 and has personally resolved over 2,000 beaver-related flooding problems using innovative water control devices. To share his vast experience and train others across North America and beyond he founded the nonprofit Beaver Institute in 2017 and developed its BeaverCorps Program that trains and certifies Beaver Wetland Professionals.

Mike shared his wealth of knowledge on various beaver management techniques, some examples of effective permitting processes, as well as examples of the often confusing, conflicting and counter-productive permitting processes that he and others across North America encounter on a regular basis.

Please click only once on each video recording to view in this window.

Part 1: Introduction: Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers

Part 1: Introduction: Ian Grosfelt, National Association of Wetland Managers; Panelists: Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute; Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute; Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute; and Alexa Whipple, Methow Beaver Project;

Part 2: Panelists: Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute; Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute; and Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute

Part 2: Panelists: Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute; Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute; and Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute

Part 2: Panelists: Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute; Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute; and Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute; and Alexa Whipple, Methow Beaver Project Questions & Answers

Part 3: Panelists: Mike Callahan, The Beaver Institute; Rob Walton, The Beaver Institute; and Adam Burnett, The Beaver Institute; and Alexa Whipple, Methow Beaver Project
Questions & Answers

See the NAWM-BLM Beaver-Related Restoration Training Series

The second of five Advancing the Integration of Clean Water Act and Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning and Implementation project workshops has been rescheduled to January 2026 (prior date was November 2024) and will welcome states and communities in the Southeast. The workshop program can be reviewed here.

Dates: Rescheduled to January 21-23, 2026 (from November 13-15, 2024).

Location: Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Who should attend: The focus of the training is on integrating programs to improve interagency planning and implementation of co-beneficial projects that reduce flood risk and improve water quality, among other benefits. To embed this focus on program integration, states, local community, and Tribal participants will be asked to attend in pairs. Each pair should consist of one individual who works on programs related to Clean Water Act requirements and one individual who works on programs related to natural hazard mitigation. States will participate in the training to deepen their relationship with any communities or Tribes in attendance from their state. Following the two-day workshop, NAWM and ASFPM will continue to work with each cohort to facilitate integration efforts via quarterly calls and webinars.  

If you are interested in having your community participate in an upcoming training, please see sign-up information!

Photo: Guana Peninsula, Guana Lake and Guana River with the Guana dam separating the two waterbodies. Credit: Allix North, FL Department of Environmental Protection

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